iHeartMedia, Inc (IHRT) Balance Sheet
IHRT balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$5.60B assets = $7.43B liabilities + −$1.83B equity
Liabilities exceed assets: shareholders’ equity is negative (−$1.83B).
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what IHRT owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
IHRT financial health
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
IHRT balance sheet trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $12.86B2016 | $5.60B2025 | −8.8%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $23.75B2016 | $7.43B2025 | −12.1%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | −$11.02B2016 | −$1.83B2025 | — | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $845.0M2016 | $270.9M2025 | −11.9%/yr | |
| Total debt | $20.36B2016 | $5.79B2025 | −13.0%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$19.52B2016 | −$5.52B2025 | +$14.0B | |
| Working capital | $808.1M2016 | $491.9M2025 | −$316.2M | |
| Book value per share | −$130.322016 | −$11.802025 | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.482016 | 1.512025 | +0.03 | |
| Debt / equity | 2.262019 | 9.382022 | +7.12 | |
| Shares outstanding | 84.6M2016 | 155.2M2025 | +7.0%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
IHRT assets
IHRT liabilities and equity
IHRT debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
IHRT balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $270.9M | $259.6M | $346.4M | $336.2M | $352.1M | $723.3M | $400.3M | $229.3M | $267.1M | $845.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $270.9M | $259.6M | $346.4M | $336.2M | $352.1M | $720.7M | $400.3M | $406.5M | $267.1M | $845.0M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | −$134.2M | — | −$29,000 | $2.7M | $2.9M | $5.2M | $7.5M | $2.7M |
| Receivables | $959.4M | $993.3M | $1.04B | $1.04B | $1.03B | $801.4M | $928.7M | $885.4M | $1.51B | $1.36B |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $1 | $79.1M | $3.2M | $1.2M | $507,000 | $355,000 | $22.5M | $22.1M |
| Other current assets | $229.0M | $108.9M | $119.3M | $19.6M | $87.2M | $93.1M | $86.8M | $1.12B | $269.4M | $273.2M |
| Total current assets | $1.46B | $1.36B | $1.51B | $1.47B | $1.47B | $1.62B | $1.42B | $2.24B | $2.07B | $2.50B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $1.02B | $1.16B | $1.26B | $1.48B | $1.52B | $1.64B | $1.73B | $1.79B | $1.88B | $1.95B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $2.42B | $2.84B | $4.01B | $5.21B | $5.76B | $5.84B | $7.78B | $7.96B | $8.03B | $8.18B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $85.9M | $70.6M | $30.6M | $72.8M | $104.7M | $87.9M |
| Other non-current assets | $695.8M | $209.2M | $173.2M | $170.6M | $40.8M | $35.0M | $65.6M | $209.4M | $173.6M | $139.6M |
| Total assets | $5.60B | $5.57B | $6.95B | $8.34B | $8.88B | $9.20B | $11.02B | $12.27B | $12.26B | $12.86B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $271.4M | $253.3M | $236.2M | $240.5M | $206.0M | $149.3M | $117.3M | $49.4M | $163.4M | $142.6M |
| Short-term debt | $134.4M | $92.0M | $74.2M | $70.7M | $89.3M | $111.3M | $86.7M | $46.1M | $14.97B | $342.9M |
| Deferred revenue | $190.2M | $154.3M | $158.5M | $131.1M | $133.1M | $123.5M | $139.5M | $123.1M | $186.4M | $200.1M |
| Total current liabilities | $967.4M | $870.3M | $848.4M | $831.8M | $849.4M | $717.8M | $667.4M | $1.25B | $16.35B | $1.70B |
| Long-term debt | $4.98B | $5.05B | $5.21B | $5.41B | $5.74B | $5.98B | $5.76B | $5.28B | $5.68B | $20.02B |
| Lease obligations | $735.2M | $786.1M | $836.7M | $918.9M | $827.4M | $841.0M | $874.0M | — | — | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | $1.48B | $1.02B | $1.27B | $1.41B | $1.38B | $1.45B | $1.65B | $17.31B | $1.56B | $2.03B |
| Total liabilities | $7.43B | $6.94B | $7.34B | $7.65B | $7.97B | $8.15B | $8.08B | $23.83B | $23.59B | $23.75B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $153,000 | $149,000 | $146,000 | $144,000 | $142,000 | $72,000 | $65,000 | $92,000 | $92,000 | $91,000 |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$4.81B | −$4.34B | −$3.33B | −$2.23B | −$1.96B | −$1.80B | $112.5M | −$13.35B | −$13.13B | −$12.73B |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | −$6.3M | −$3.2M | — | — | — | — |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$1.9M | −$1.9M | −$1.1M | −$1.3M | −$257,000 | $194,000 | −$750,000 | −$318.0M | −$312.6M | −$355.9M |
| Minority interest | $4.6M | $5.3M | $9.4M | $9.6M | $8.4M | $8.3M | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | −$1.83B | −$1.38B | −$394.2M | $674.9M | $907.4M | $1.04B | $2.94B | −$11.59B | −$11.37B | −$11.02B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $5.79B | $5.86B | $6.05B | $6.33B | $6.57B | $6.92B | $6.64B | $5.32B | $20.65B | $20.36B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$5.52B | −$5.60B | −$5.71B | −$6.00B | −$6.21B | −$6.19B | −$6.24B | −$5.09B | −$20.38B | −$19.52B |
| Working capital | $491.9M | $491.6M | $658.5M | $641.0M | $623.5M | $901.2M | $749.0M | $987.4M | −$14.29B | $808.1M |
| Tangible book value | −$4.25B | −$4.22B | −$4.40B | −$4.53B | −$4.85B | −$4.80B | −$4.84B | −$19.55B | −$19.40B | −$19.20B |
| Book value per share | −$11.80 | −$9.10 | −$2.64 | $4.71 | $6.18 | $7.14 | $45.49 | −$135.71 | −$133.82 | −$130.32 |
| Shares outstanding | 155.2M | 151.3M | 149.3M | 143.3M | 146.7M | 146.0M | 64.6M | 85.4M | 85.0M | 84.6M |
| Current ratio | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.78 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 2.26 | 2.12 | 1.79 | 0.13 | 1.48 |
| Quick ratio | 1.27 | 1.44 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 2.12 | 1.99 | 0.89 | 0.11 | 1.30 |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | 9.38 | 7.24 | 6.64 | 2.26 | — | — | — |
| Equity / assets | −32.7% | −24.7% | −5.7% | 8.1% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 26.6% | −94.5% | −92.7% | −85.7% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $174.4M | $135.1M | $270.9M | $192.2M | $235.9M | $167.7M | $259.6M | $431.8M | $364.7M | $361.4M | $346.4M | $213.5M |
| Cash & equivalents | $174.4M | $135.1M | $270.9M | $192.2M | $235.9M | $167.7M | $259.6M | $431.8M | $364.7M | $361.4M | $346.4M | $213.5M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Receivables | $820.3M | $853.6M | $959.4M | $845.8M | $879.1M | $817.5M | $993.3M | $894.5M | $898.5M | $878.4M | $1.04B | $983.9M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $136.7M |
| Other current assets | $295.7M | $296.9M | $229.0M | $316.3M | $233.2M | $174.3M | $108.9M | $181.8M | $159.1M | $173.3M | $119.3M | $14.9M |
| Total current assets | $1.29B | $1.29B | $1.46B | $1.35B | $1.35B | $1.16B | $1.36B | $1.51B | $1.42B | $1.41B | $1.51B | $1.35B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $992.6M | $1.00B | $1.02B | $1.07B | $1.09B | $1.12B | $1.16B | $1.17B | $1.20B | $1.22B | $1.26B | $580.8M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $2.32B | $2.37B | $2.42B | $2.47B | $2.74B | $2.79B | $2.84B | $1.92B | $2.97B | $3.95B | $4.01B | $4.07B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $250.9M | $229.7M | $695.8M | $189.9M | $203.0M | $198.0M | $209.2M | $1.18B | $185.2M | $175.5M | $173.2M | $879.4M |
| Total assets | $4.85B | $4.89B | $5.60B | $5.09B | $5.38B | $5.27B | $5.57B | $5.78B | $5.77B | $6.76B | $6.95B | $6.88B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $296.0M | $279.9M | $271.4M | $218.5M | $217.1M | $210.0M | $253.3M | $235.8M | $222.1M | $215.4M | $236.2M | $179.7M |
| Short-term debt | $153.2M | $136.8M | $134.4M | $140.9M | $140.5M | $91.3M | $92.0M | $71.4M | $73.2M | $74.1M | $74.2M | $75.6M |
| Deferred revenue | $177.7M | $191.8M | $190.2M | — | $178.9M | $165.6M | $154.3M | $162.9M | $160.3M | $163.3M | $158.5M | $172.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $913.3M | $864.3M | $967.4M | $852.3M | $899.1M | $729.8M | $870.3M | $780.3M | $739.0M | $702.1M | $848.4M | $742.7M |
| Long-term debt | $4.95B | $4.96B | $4.98B | $5.05B | $5.06B | $5.03B | $5.05B | $5.22B | $5.22B | $5.22B | $5.21B | $5.23B |
| Lease obligations | $721.5M | $728.8M | $735.2M | $750.0M | $760.4M | $774.3M | $786.1M | $792.1M | $809.8M | $823.1M | $836.7M | $847.6M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $1.00B | $983.3M | $1.48B | $978.4M | $1.14B | $1.15B | $1.02B | $1.19B | $1.19B | $1.24B | $1.27B | $1.31B |
| Total liabilities | $6.86B | $6.81B | $7.43B | $6.88B | $7.11B | $6.91B | $6.94B | $7.19B | $7.14B | $7.16B | $7.34B | $7.28B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $159,000 | $154,000 | $153,000 | $153,000 | $152,000 | $149,000 | $149,000 | $149,000 | $148,000 | $146,000 | $146,000 | $146,000 |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$4.99B | −$4.91B | −$4.81B | −$4.77B | −$4.70B | −$4.62B | −$4.34B | −$4.37B | −$4.33B | −$3.35B | −$3.33B | −$3.34B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$2.3M | −$2.2M | −$1.9M | −$1.8M | −$1.5M | −$1.8M | −$1.9M | −$1.3M | −$1.6M | −$1.3M | −$1.1M | −$1.8M |
| Minority interest | $2.4M | $3.4M | $4.6M | $4.4M | $4.3M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | −$2.01B | −$1.93B | −$1.83B | −$1.79B | −$1.73B | −$1.65B | −$1.38B | −$1.41B | −$1.38B | −$405.0M | −$394.2M | −$415.7M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $5.76B | $5.77B | $5.79B | $5.87B | $5.90B | $5.83B | $5.86B | $6.01B | $6.03B | $6.04B | $6.05B | $6.08B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$5.59B | −$5.63B | −$5.52B | −$5.68B | −$5.66B | −$5.66B | −$5.60B | −$5.58B | −$5.66B | −$5.68B | −$5.71B | −$5.86B |
| Working capital | $377.1M | $421.2M | $491.9M | $502.1M | $449.1M | $429.7M | $491.6M | $727.7M | $683.3M | $711.0M | $658.5M | $606.3M |
| Tangible book value | −$4.33B | −$4.30B | −$4.25B | −$4.27B | −$4.47B | −$4.44B | −$4.22B | −$3.33B | −$4.35B | −$4.35B | −$4.40B | −$4.48B |
| Book value per share | −$12.75 | −$12.36 | −$11.80 | −$11.55 | −$11.22 | −$10.83 | −$9.26 | −$9.62 | −$9.13 | −$2.70 | −$2.72 | −$2.78 |
| Shares outstanding | 157.7M | 155.8M | 155.2M | 155.2M | 154.3M | 152.5M | 148.8M | 147.1M | 151.1M | 149.8M | 144.7M | 149.7M |
| Current ratio | 1.41 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.50 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 2.01 | 1.78 | 1.82 |
| Quick ratio | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.77 | 1.64 | 1.61 |
| Equity / assets | −41.4% | −39.4% | −32.7% | −35.2% | −32.2% | −31.3% | −24.7% | −24.5% | −23.9% | −6.0% | −5.7% | −6.0% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed March 2, 2026); data from EODHD.
IHRT financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), iHeartMedia had total assets of $5.6 billion (up 0.5% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $7.4 billion and shareholders' equity of -$1.8 billion. It held $270.9 million in cash and short-term investments against $5.8 billion of debt, net debt of $5.5 billion. Its current ratio was 1.51. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $4.9 billion and equity -$2.0 billion.
Related: IHRT income statement, IHRT cash flow statement, IHRT key metrics. See the IHRT stock overview for the latest quote and news.
IHRT balance sheet FAQ
What are iHeartMedia's total assets?
iHeartMedia reported total assets of $5.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $5.6 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does iHeartMedia have?
iHeartMedia had $5.8 billion of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was —.
How much cash does iHeartMedia have?
iHeartMedia held $270.9 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $5.8 billion of debt that is net debt of $5.5 billion.
What is iHeartMedia's book value?
iHeartMedia's shareholders' equity (book value) was -$1.8 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, or −$11.80 per share.
What is iHeartMedia's current ratio?
iHeartMedia had current assets of $1.5 billion and current liabilities of $967.4 million, a current ratio of 1.51 (it can cover its short-term obligations).
How much goodwill does iHeartMedia have?
iHeartMedia carried $2.4 billion of goodwill and intangible assets, 43.2% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.